The Modern A-Frame

About this book

Midcentury spaces made new: A-Frame homes from rustic to ultra-modern mountain retreats to seaside getaways. The A-Frame home surged in popularity in the 1950s and has captured the publics imagination with its playfully modern steep-sloping roofline ever since. The Modern A-Frame celebrates seventeen diverse accounts of these minimalists cabins reinvented for the twenty-first century. Nostalgic escapes heritage homes full-time simplicity and artists at work categorize the A-frames whose engaging stories are shared. Whether fabricated from a 1960s kit or as a new build via retro inspiration the variety of styles and homeowners in this photo-driven collection beautifully captures the romance of a classic structure which beckons to travelers and homebuyers today just as it did sixty years ago. Perfect for the architectural enthusiast midcentury-minded designer or armchair traveller.